Presidential Quotes for Mother's Day

This post is courtesy of the Presidential Prayer Team

“My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.”—George Washington

“I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.”—Abraham Lincoln

“By the blessings of heaven I mean to live and die, please God, in the faith of my mother.”—William McKinley

“From my mother I learned the value of prayer, how to have dreams and believe I could make them come true.”—Ronald Reagan

WORDS OF WISDOM FROM A PRESIDENT’S MOTHER

Barbara and George H.W. Bush cuddle their infant son, George W. Bush. Photo courtesy of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library.

At the end of your life, you will never regret not having passed one more test, not winning one more verdict or not closing one more deal. You will regret time not spent with a husband, a friend, a child or a parent. Fathers and mothers, if you have children ... they must come first. You must read to your children, you must hug your children, you must love your children. Your success as a family ... our success as a society ... depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house. —Barbara Bush in her commencement address to Wellesley College Graduates, 1990